CMS Muon System Overview

Abstract

A complete description of the CMS muon detector is given. Results of the research and development studies on the chamber prototypes and on the trigger strategy are reported.

1 Introduction

2 Central Muon Detector

3 Forward Muon Detector

4 Detector Performance

5 First Level Trigger Strategy

5.1 Specialized Trigger Detector

5.2 Chamber Trigger

5.2.1 Barrel Detector

5.2.2 Endcap Detector

5.3 Global Trigger

6 Project Current Status

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